Sri Lanka ends heavy firepower against LTTE, says not a ceasefireCOLOMBO - Amid mounting concern over civilian suffering, Sri Lanka Monday announced that ‘combat operations’ against the Tamil Tigers had concluded and clarified that this did not amount to a ceasefire though it would stop using aircraft and heavy weapons. Amid Tamil Nadu drama, Sri Lanka ends ‘combat operations’ (Roundup)COLOMBO/CHENNAI - Sri Lanka Monday called off months of ‘combat operations’ that have pushed the Tamil Tigers to a corner and led to international concern over widespread civilian suffering, but made it clear that it would continue to take on the guerrillas. Sri Lanka refutes reports of ceasefire offerCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka Monday flatly rejected reports of making a ceasefire offer and said that the ‘media illusionists’ have twisted the government statement on its decision ‘to stop using heavy guns, aerial weapons and combat aircraft’ in operations in the north to ensure the safety of civilians. Sri Lanka did not act under Indian pressure: CongressNEW DELHI - The Congress party Monday insisted that Sri Lanka did not call off ‘combat operations’ against the Tamil Tigers due to Indian pressure, and instead credited the move to ‘world opinion’. Sri Lanka ends ‘combat operations’ against Tamil TigersCOLOMBO - Amid mounting global concern over civilian suffering, Sri Lanka Monday announced that it was ending combat operations against the Tamil Tigers in a bid to end the deaths of non-combatants. Sri Lanka concludes combat operations against LTTECOLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government Monday announced that its combat operations against the Tamil Tigers had ended. Tamil rebels resume fighting after truce call rejectedCOLOMBO - Sri Lankan military and Tamil rebels started fighting again around the last LTTE-held area in north-eastern Sri Lanka, where thousands of civilians remain trapped, after the government rejected a rebel ceasefire call, a doctor based in the area said Monday. Military push for last LTTE area in Sri Lanka: RebelsCOLOMBO - Government forces have stepped up operations to capture the last LTTE-held area in northern Sri Lanka after rejecting a unilateral ceasefire offered by the Tamil Tigers, a pro-rebel website said Monday. Tamil Tigers on last leg declare truce, Sri lanka wants surrenderCOLOMBO - The Tamil Tigers, who are now squeezed into an area of less than eight sq km in the island’s north following a major military offensive, Sunday announced a ‘unilateral ceasefire’. But the Sri Lankan government rejected it outright, saying that the rebels should lay down arms and surrender. LTTE declares unilateral ceasefire, Sri Lanka rejects itCOLOMBO - The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), holding less than eight sq km of territory in the island’s north, Sunday announced a unilateral ceasefire in Sri Lanka, a pro-rebel website reported. But the Sri Lankan government rejected the truce. Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition sweeps provincial pollCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition Sunday swept elections to the Western Provincial Council, that includes the capital Colombo, after a high pitched campaign seeking support for the military offensive aimed at crushing the Tamil Tigers. Sri Lanka rejects LTTE’s unilateral ceasefire callCOLOMBO - The Tamil Tigers facing an unprecedented military thrust in its last stronghold Sunday announced a ‘unilateral ceasefire’, but the Sri Lankan government rejected it outright saying the rebels should lay down their weapons and surrender. LTTE announces unilateral ceasefireCOLOMBO - The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Sunday announced a unilateral ceasefire in Sri Lanka, a pro-rebel website reported. Free civilians, UN envoy tells LTTECOLOMBO - Expressing ‘extreme concern over civilian casualties’, a senior UN envoy Sunday called for a pause in fighting in Sri Lanka and urged the Tamil Tigers to free civilians and lay down their weapons. Rajapaksa’s party wins key local electionCOLOMBO - President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s ruling party won a key local election in the capital city and its outskirts that was regarded as an endorsement of the Sri Lankan military successes against Tamil rebels in the northern region, vote tallies showed Sunday. Troops capture more LTTE-held areas, UN official reaches ColomboCOLOMBO - Troops Sunday captured more LTTE-held areas as a senior UN official arrived in Sri Lanka to assess the needs of tens of thousands of civilians who fled the rebel-held areas and those who are still trapped in the war-zone in the island’s north. UN humanitarian chief arrives in Sri LankaCOLOMBO - UN Humanitarian Affairs chief Sir John Holmes has arrived in Sri Lanka to assess the needs of tens of thousands of civilians who fled rebel-held areas or remain trapped in the fighting, officials said Sunday. Sri Lanka vows to continue military offensiveCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka has vowed not to bow to any pressure to stop the military offensive against the Tamil Tigers until all civilians escape the now shrunken rebel territory, it was reported Saturday. UN envoy to visit Sri Lanka as civilians trapped in fightingCOLOMBO - UN humanitarian chief John Holmes was scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka Saturday as civilians remained in the last rebel-held areas in the northeast, while thousands of others have fled to government-controlled areas, officials said. It is impossible for Prabhakaran to flee now: MilitaryPUTHUMATHALAN - Sri Lanka’s military strongly believes that Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is still holed up in a small coastal strip in the north and has said it is impossible for him to flee the country now. Indian envoys meet Rajapaksa, no word on truceCOLOMBO - Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan Friday held talks with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and then flew back home, with Colombo hinting that the offensive against the Tamil Tigers will continue. Plight of trapped Sri Lankan civilians worsensCOLOMBO - The plight of civilians trapped in a narrow coastal land strip in northern Sri Lanka worsened Friday amid shortages of food and medicine and ongoing fighting between troops and Tamil rebels, reports from the area said. Troops fight their way into last LTTE-held areasCOLOMBO - Government troops fought their way into some of the last Tamil rebel-held areas in north-eastern Sri Lanka Friday, with special focus on locating the hideout of the rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, military officials said. Menon, Narayanan in Colombo for talks with RajapaksaCOLOMBO - India’s Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan landed here Friday and flew straight to President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s residence Temple Trees by helicopter for a discussion on the situation in Sri Lanka. Prabhakaran still in Sri Lanka, vows to fight onKILINOCHCHI - Sri Lanka’s feared Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is still holed up in a coastal strip in the north and has told his cadres that he will fight on, an army commander said Friday. Sri Lanka seeks aid for civilian crisis, endgame for LTTECOLOMBO - Sri Lanka and the UN Thursday made frantic appeals for assistance as the exodus of Tamil civilians from the war zone escalated into a grave humanitarian crisis even as the government claimed that the Tamil Tigers were about to be crushed, ending one of the world’s longest running insurgencies. UN seeks funds to help civilians who fled Sri Lanka war-zoneCOLOMBO - With over 103,000 Tamil civilians fleeing Sri Lanka’s war-zone in the north, the UN Thursday made an urgent appeal for funds to meet the critical needs of the ‘crowds of weary and hungry people’. Sri Lanka seeks international help as thousands flee war-zoneCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka Thursday appealed for international assistance to provide immediate humanitarian assistance for over 103,000 civilians who have fled the northern war-zone and entered the government-controlled areas since Monday. Sri Lanka wants international help as thousands flee war-zoneCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka Thursday appealed for international assistance to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to over 103,000 civilians who have fled the war-zone in the island’s north since Monday, and said ‘we face an emergency humanitarian situation’. Troops take on LTTE targets in Sri LankaCOLOMBO - Government troops Thursday thrust further into the last areas held by Tamil rebels on Sri Lanka’s north-eastern coast, military officials said, as the UN Security Council called on the rebels to surrender. |
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